Feedback & Reports

Early start at first light gave a chub first cast and a further three barbel between 3lb & 6lb by 7.15am. All fell to pellet feeder over hemp. I thought the brighter conditions, coupled with low and clear levels would see bites tailing off but the best of the day, weighing 8lb 13oz came at 11am. Early afternoon saw more canoeists (all were very polite & considerate), but fewer bites so walked the beat trying alternative spots, but no joy. Waited until the shade covered the early morning swim and first cast again. Kicked off with 5lb 5oz chub! Another four barbel came between 7pm & 9.45pm and with a last cast capture ending a most pleasant day. Plenty of other fish showing too, with a large salmon breeching giving the highlight to a memorable day
Many thanks to all concerned at WUF, The upstream stretch is easily accessible and well maintained.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

All on Adams, river very low. Poor access to lower section of beat, very overgrown with several obstructions in river.

2 Trout

Loads of chub to 2lb, some decent dace, bleak, one nice perch and an eel on the float rod. Pellet and boilie tactics produced a barbel and a missed run. River low and clear, weather hot and bright. This river needs a good flush through before the barbel fishing will pick up. My advice if you're booked on here in the next week would be to pack a float rod and just enjoy catching the other species that are present here in vast numbers but rarely fished for.

1 Barbel, 30 Chub, 30 Other

Another triumph of hope over experience. Water very low but several very small and amazingly quick offers, two of which stayed on long enough to be identified as salmon parr, another as a small trout.
Amazing to think of salmon making their way up this brook but it does save an awfully long trip to the headwaters of the Severn.

1 Trout, 2 Other

Water low, at 6 inches on the gauge. Best chub 3.14lbs, Barbel 5.9lbs. Barbel took ledgered halibut pellet. Chub on ledgered cheese and meat.
First visit to a Foundation water. Enjoyed the day very much.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

As I could not fish the evening I went looking for the faster water and runs in the hills. Trout everywhere, but only up to 7". Very encouraging for the future, but after using a very small para adams to catch 11 (and missing loads) I went up a few sizes to try and avoid the little ones. Still nothing over 7", although I did see a couple of larger ones beaten to the fly by greedy little ones. Also, the top third of the beat is now very shallow with very few pockets to fish, if you are thinking of going.

11 Trout

Very quiet evening after a hot still day. Pleasant to be out but only one small trout to a brown klink.

1 Trout

First time on this beat, very hot, river low, like a pond on top. Started at 6am, nothing by nine so moved down over the hill. I explored wood but fishing not really viable, overgrown and access to river dangerous. The one spot was a boulder field and tackle graveyard. Tried every spot down to border, fished extensively from gravel beach only to be told by a local on the opposite bank that we were wasting our time. Moved back up to the top for the afternoon. This was spoilt by anglers on far bank who were loud and whose every other word was an expletive. Fished most WUF waters, this is the worst yet and does not compare to others. I think it is important that new waters are accurately assessed, it would be a mistake to rush to open new beats, not of previous quality. Only saying this as others have made similar comments.

1 Chub

Fished the pools above Dolauhirion Bridge and caught a Brown Trout about 12 inches long, which was safely returned. Gradually worked my way downstream until I reached the bridge and fished last light at the tail of the pool below the bridge, where I saw a cruising sea trout earlier in the day. I had a savage take, but failed to connect. An enjoyable evenings fishing.

1 Trout

Hot at 7am start and got hotter. Any salmon had given up from the start and I gave up by 3pm. Fly fished the day so only benefit was plenty of casting practice with new line set up.